Saturday, April 2, 2011

I have been really out of whack and I'm so pleased today is the day I'm back to blogging - lots of little reasons - nothing too specific, thank goodness! Very exciting news - kinda simple, yet so whimsical, it's charming! As you can see, I have received two layer cakes of Sherbet Pips, moda by AneelaHoey. Oh, I could have fun straight away, but I need contrast fabric - maybe I can make a little start anyhow. I have been so good - I now have my 'my house in order', it's so hard for me to live being untidy and when I get that way, I just keep getting more untidy all the time. I have lots of goodies I want to play with in my sewing room, so I can do that without getting the guilts now.

Now - my Liberty Quilt - I am finding the fine lawn is not so easy to work with and what was going to be a cuddle quilt for me may now turn out to be a table topper. I have even thought about adding a knitted edge - my girls will be so unhappy, not their thing at all, they see it as very old-fashioned. Maybe I will have to get to nine blocks and leave it sit for a little while while I ponder.

I have a yearning for a 6060 Janome, I think it is - I have a 2040 Pfaff. Now I don't know if it is the Liberty fabric making it unhappy or if it is the operator's poor shoulders.

This block of The Circle Game is finished - I really do love this one! Sitting on my tush vegging out is just lovely! I must say I am less tired in the evenings these days, so quite late to bed enjoying my reading - enjoying having little lie-ins in the morning avoiding the heat of day that is still bothering us - autumn weather is predicted to come in end of next week.

My little treasures spent the night with us last night and hopefully all will be quiet tonight - hope lots of you are enjoying the weekend sewing - have fun!

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Lovely People said ...:

oh wait a few weeks and give it another go making the log cabin blocks, that would be such a beautiful quilt, it makes me want to collect those fabrics too!hmmm maybe it is the sewing machine! LOLyour latest block for the circle game is beautiful. Don't you just love Layer Cakes by Moda I do , enough fabric to do so much with and get the whole line for not a lot of money!can't wait to see what you do with those!Kathie

Hi Lurline..welcome back to blogland.....I seem to always be in a mess..and it truly is hard to function that way..but I tidy up..then back into it I go..lol..the liberty quilt looks awesome..I know what you mean about the lawn fabrics though.. down here , we are back to nightly fires...already!!! ugh..glad to see you having fun!cheers

Glad to hear from you -- I looooove your Liberty quilt! Too bad the lawn is hard to work with. Isn't a Pfaff a good machine? I think the knitted edge would be pretty! I love your circle game block too! The colors and fabrics in that are just wonderful -- that's true for your Liberty quilt too!

I think your liberty quilt is quite wonderful. Maybe walking away from it for a spell will give you new insight on finishing. If you were to go and try that machine out, take some of the fabric scraps and try sewing them on it to see if it works any better. I always feel that it is operator error rather than machine error when mine acts up. LoL Thanks for sharing. Judy C

Liberty fabrics handle in a completely different way from quilt fabrics. Hand quilting them can be difficult as well but the end result is worth the effort.Remember that one person's 'old-fashioned' is another's 'vintage'.